Sharon KirkinHere and Not Here BlogLetting Go: Part 2 — When it’s time for palliative careMy husband’s dementia has provided me with an early education in healthcare topics I’d just as soon have waited to learn.6d ago6d ago
Sharon KirkinHere and Not Here BlogHow to cut an onion without cryingOr how to be more flexible in a new relationship.Jul 8Jul 8
Sharon KirkinHere and Not Here BlogLetting Go: Part 1 — Black vomitOur paths have diverged. This is one of the most bizarre aspects of dementia.Jul 1Jul 1
Sharon KirkinHere and Not Here BlogJoy again? Life is sneaky like that.The decision to date would turn out to be the easy part.Jun 24Jun 24
Sharon KirkinHere and Not Here BlogAway from your family to take care of mineOnce a year, they leave for three weeks or a month. Where do they go? They go home, of course, to visit their families in the Philippines.Jun 17Jun 17
Sharon KirkinHere and Not Here BlogFinally, a better home for my husbandOften we select care homes based on where we would like to live. Our decisions are not always based on what our loved ones need or desire.Jun 10Jun 10
Sharon KirkinHere and Not Here BlogSearching for a better home for my husbandWhen I was in my early twenties, rentals became available by word-of-mouth. Now rooms become available when someone dies.Jun 3Jun 3
Sharon KirkinHere and Not Here BlogWhen my husband’s care home took a headerOur son, Jackson, was visiting from Chicago when I began to see that resident care at Daylight Senior Living and Memory Care was declining…May 27May 27
Sharon KirkinHere and Not Here BlogThis isn’t actually a date, is it?Will kept turning up.May 20May 20
Sharon KirkinHere and Not Here BlogDiddling around the edges of online datingI folded myself into the cradle of my gray-blue recliner with my laptop resting on a pillow on my thighs. I developed a ritual. Open the…May 14May 14